podcasting

=What is Podcasting?= Podcasting the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio programs or music videos, over the Internet using either the RSS or Atom syndication formats, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. The term podcast, like 'radio', can mean both the content and the method of delivery. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster. Podcasters' web sites may also offer direct download or streaming of their files; a podcast however is distinguished by its ability to be downloaded automatically using software capable of reading RSS or Atom feeds.

What is RSS?
RSS is a three letter acronym that stands for **R**eally **S**imple **S**yndication. This is a syndication format that has became very popular for aggregating updates to blogs and the latest news from Web sites.

Podcasting Resources
===**Watch this video and listen to the audio interview of first grade teacher Kathy Cassidy discuss how she uses Web 2.0 tools in her classroom. I've also included links to her classroom blog, wiki, and webpage.**=== Video Interview http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/05/19/telling-the-new-storythe-video/

Audio Interview http://tinyurl.com/pwgzm

Mrs. Cassidy's Classroom Blog http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337

Mrs. Cassidy's Classroom Wiki http://room4-wiki.wikispaces.com/

Mrs. Cassidy's Class Webpage http://news.mjsd1.ca/%7Ekcassidy/cassidyhome.html

Podcasts help make history come alive** http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=6428

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=T30-512-R&cpc=SCH
 * iRiver MP3 Player**

http://odeo.com
 * Odeo - a Search Engine for Audio on the Web

http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php
 * NPR Podcast Directory**

http://www.nytimes.com/ref/multimedia/podcasts.html
 * The New York Times Podcast**

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/podcastfront.htm
 * The Washington Post Podcast**

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Podcasting/
 * ABC News Podcast**

http://epnweb.org/
 * The Education Podcast Network**

http://bobsprankle.com/blog/
 * Room 208 with Bob Sprankle

Radio Willoweb http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/

Poets - from the Academy of American Poets http://poets.org/ Resource for poems including audio of poems read by the author. We listened specifically to We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15433

Poetry Out Loud Resource for text and audio poetry. Also many teacher resources.**
 * http://poetryoutloud.org/

Loudlit.org** [|http://loudlit.org] Audio reads of public domain literature.